Matheus Fernandes shines, 2/10 shocking - West Ham player ratings vs Crystal Palace
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Oliver Walton
Sat 20 September 2025 17:32, UK
West Ham slipped to yet another Premier League defeat on Saturday as Tyrick Mitchell scored a late winner to see Crystal Palace emerge 2-1 victors.
West Ham desperately needed three points to hand Graham Potter a huge lift, but it was Jean-Philippe Mateta who opened the scoring from another corner.
Potter’s side came out for the second half with much more purpose and intent, though, and Jarrod Bowen equalised in the 49th minute with his own headed effort from El Hadji Malick Diouf’s corner.
It looked as if the Hammers were set to go on and find a winner as the pressure mounted at the London Stadium, but Potter’s woes were soon compounded as Tyrick Mitchell fired home the decisive goal.
West Ham have sounded out Nuno Espirito Santo as their potential new manager already, with Potter under pressure, and he could well be on his way out after another defeat at the London Stadium.
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Alphonse Areola – 5
Really susceptible to high balls and crosses, which Palace played on as they tried to overload the box from corners and set-pieces.
Could not be blamed for either goal, though.
Kyle Walker-Peters – 5
Did not have a bad game going forward, but let himself down in a key moment late on as he lost Mitchell while ball-watching before the Palace left-back smashed home to make it 2-1.
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Konstantinos Mavropanos – 4
He was also all at sea for the Eagles’ second as he failed to clear Wharton’s hoisted cross.
Kilman was outjumped for Palace’s opener by Guehi as Mateta then made him pay, and he was easily bypassed way too many times while also being rightly booked for a bad challenge on Yeremy Pino.
He has never really imposed himself at the London Stadium up to now, and this was another slow, lethargic showing in claret and blue.
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Mateus Fernandes – 9
Effortlessly kept West Ham ticking over in midfield and drove forward with ease numerous times as he looked like the much more experienced player compared to his teammates in the middle of the park.
Booked for a late tackle in the second half and again looked a shadow of his former self.
He only touched the ball 10 times and didn’t have a single shot on goal, which is so poor regardless.
Crysencio Summerville – 5
Ineffective.